Can someone please tell me whats going on?

Curry_Queen

Tojo_Ralph wrote:

I'll agree with the buying, that's very limited these days, in fact, I don't recall the last EBay purchase I made...... Selling is however still a must.

But to sell you need buyers ... if everyone decides to stop buying then there will be no point selling

I actually stopped selling long before I stopped buying as it's not worth all the hassle for the small amount of profit to be made. I guess if you have a lucrative business going then that's different, but for me it was just a hobby and I was barely breaking even on some things and it was only by selling off personal "junk" as well that I remained in profit! :rolleyes:

lipidicman

Ive always been pretty scared of ebay and stick to things like rare singles from bands that I collect - people dont scam with these kind of things

I am way to scared to sell stuff as I read about buyers just claiming things are damaged to avoid paying, and people bidding with no intention of buying. You can end up losing money from what I read. Ebay just dont seem to care as long as they make money.

Never forget the world is full of a***holes (unlike the MSE forums!)

MyUserNamesTaken

I'm considering selling my Dell Inspiron 1100 on Ebay. Due to paypal issues (don't like the idea of someone getting my lappy then doing a charge back under false pretenses), I'd only accept BT now. Hardly makes it easy selling on Ebay.

lipidicman

By BT you mean bank transfer - BE WARNED that these can be reversed. THis is a common scam - they can easily be reversed on the day they are paid in. So you check the money is there, send off the goods and then get screwed over. This was happening with cars - so people lost some big money!

ka7e

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=3746&item=5189769271&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW
A crummy PC, offered by "Fayz76"
Which was recently sold to "Chintito"
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=3746&item=5189290692
Another bidder - "Faislema" also bought the SAME PC from "Fayz76" on 23/5..
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=3746&item=5186016893.

What concerns me is the seller is acquiring positive feedback and then offering these higher priced laptops with loads of bids from newbies (possible shills?)

Tojo_Ralph

ka7e wrote:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=3746&item=5189769271&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW
A crummy PC, offered by "Fayz76"
Which was recently sold to "Chintito"
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=3746&item=5189290692
Another bidder - "Faislema" also bought the SAME PC from "Fayz76" on 23/5..
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=3746&item=5186016893.

What concerns me is the seller is acquiring positive feedback and then offering these higher priced laptops with loads of bids from newbies (possible shills?)

Well it's there for all to see......... (note bid retractions) .....

http://cgi6.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewBidItems&userid=faislema&completed=1&all=1&rows=25&sort=3

Curry_Queen

What a tangled web we weave ... did you also spot the other bidders amongst those lists


http://cgi6.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.....=lennonisback

http://cgi6.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI....=chintito

http://cgi6.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?.....=bvj123

http://cgi6.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?.....=drhaq

baffcat

Tojo_Ralph wrote:

Roll Up, Roll Up, place your bets on todays two big races.. the "Cheap UK Laptop Hurdles" and the "Bargain UK Notebook Stakes".

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=177&item=5182794971&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=3715&item=6757689351&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW

From a field of millions, the bookies have somehow narrowed it down to four likely winners, all US bred, US trained and US stabled, but all are yet to even enter the running!!!

raxwulf : 1/4

teresa4671 : 3/1

tom_curnew : 7/2

rehaired sandy : 6/1

BAR 200/1

A racing insider was quoted as saying..."Put your house on raxwulf"... But at such short odds, from a field of millions, is that wise?

Okay Tojo, enough already. Which comedy club are you playing at next? Oh, and btw, my title was only a joke. I, too, am impressed.

Baff